Fiqh & Lifestyle

The writer of this book considers that Muslims born in France and in the West now build their identity not from an imported model but from a strong sense of belonging to the nation, which they claim at the...

Muslim visitors from places like Malaysia and Indonesia are eager to try traditional Japanese food, but Islamic dietary requirements can make this difficult. A growing number of Japanese restaurants are beginning to accommodate these needs, though. With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics fast approaching, Japan—in both the public and …

Brunel University London has become the first UK university to unveil a sports hijab for its Muslim sportswomen...

This essay focuses on recent divorce reforms in Egypt (2000) and Morocco (2004), with equal attention to the positions of men and women who end their marriages...

Little research has been done on Western women who convert to Shi‘i Islam. To fill this gap, this study was conducted on American and Canadian women who have converted to....

This book takes a more nuanced approach to that question by exploring how women are portrayed in hadith on ancient sacred narrative – the stories of the prophets. ...

The fact that a woman’s inheritance is half that of a man’s has enticed many to delve into the rationale behind this rule. In the answers that have reached us...

In this article, the writer examines how Muslim women who are religiously-married in Germany might initiate no-fault divorce in the absence of a German registered civil marriage...

Granting men the right of divorce is the most natural and logical way possible because giving it to the couple probably would not end well, for if not coming into an agreement on...

The slaughter of animals without stunning, done according to the Jewish and Islamic traditions, is a matter of religious freedom and human rights which should be respected and considered...